A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .

A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .